IRIS presentations from the 2024 N-EWN Partner Symposium


At this summer’s inaugural N-EWN Partner Symposium, we heard talks from partner institutions, organizations and companies from across the country. We also came together to support IRIS affiliates and students as they presented their research on topics from flood modeling to environmental policy.

Below, we’ve compiled the abstracts of IRIS-affiliated presentations from the 2024 N-EWN Partner Symposium to show the breadth of our team’s work. (Read more about the Symposium here!)

Posters

Evaluating the Impacts of Tidal Structures on Infrastructure Performance at Hunter Army Airfield
Ada Agbogu, University of Georgia

Nature-Positive Infrastructure Development: Planning for Multiple Objectives and Design Opportunities in Georgia
Alejandra Gomez, University of Georgia

Green Solutions for Gray Spaces: A Case Study of the Tietê River in São Paulo City, Brazil Infrastructure Planning
Luciana Iannone Tarcha, University of Georgia

A Spatial Conservation Prioritization of Coastal Freshwater Impoundments Based on Predicted Climate Impacts and Waterfowl Habitat Value
Alexa Ouellette, University of Georgia

Re-Imagining Infrastructure for a Biodiverse Future
Charles van Rees and Seth Wenger, University of Georgia

Comparative Analysis of Estimated Longshore Sediment Transport Rates with River and Dredging Fluxes in the Savannah Harbor
Oscar Villegas, University of Georgia

Quantifying the Increasing Flood Risks Produced by Legacy Levee Systems
Elissa Yeates, University of Georgia

Felix Santiago-Collazo and Luciana Iannone Tarcha smile for a photo between presentation sessions.

Talks

Legal and Social Components of Nature-based Solutions: The Example of Levee Setbacks
Yee Huang & Katie Foster, University of Georgia
Track 1A: NbS Policy and Planning

Developing a numerical model to predict the nutrient removal from borrow pits wetlands in the middle Missouri River Basin
Mohamed Gaballah, University of Georgia 
Track 1B: Wetlands

Short burps, tall trees: Trajectories of landscape carbon balance after dam removal
Laura Naslund, University of Georgia
Track 1C: Engineering With Nature and Rivers

Quantifying the impacts of future shoreline modification on biodiversity
Daniel Coleman, University of Georgia
Track 2A: Biodiversity Panel and Lightning Talks

Sediment Budgeting to Support Beneficial Use Planning and Sustainability Assessment
C. Rhett Jackson, University of Georgia
Track 2B: Marshes, Living Shorelines, and Sediments

Economic Value of Green Infrastructure Investments on the Georgia Coast
Craig Landry, University of Georgia
Track 2C: BCA and Economics

Compound Flood Modeling for Coastal Military Defense Communities
Lina Cardenas Caro, University of Georgia
Track 5C: Flood Modeling

Modeling the Service Potential of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Urban Coastal Communities
Matt Chambers, University of Georgia 
Track 5C: Flood Modeling

Combining Riverine and Coastal Natural Infrastructure for Reducing Compound Flood in Estuary Systems
Felix Santiago-Collazo, University of Georgia
Track 5C: Flood Modeling

Toward Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Federal Flood Management Infrastructure by Improving the Accounting of Benefits in Investment Decision-making Tools
Matt Chambers, University of Georgia
Track 6A: Flood Planning

Seth Wenger, UGA, leads the Biodiversity Panel and Lightning Talks session alongside S. Kyle McKay, USACE ERDC.

Panels

Biodiversity
Seth Wenger, Matt Shudtz, Katie Foster

Progress Report: Multi-jurisdictional Research on Regulatory Best Practices to Promote Engineering With Nature
Matt Shudtz, Michelle Covi, Yee Huang

Integrating Agriculture to Advance the Next Frontier of Engineering With Nature
Todd Bridges, Brian Bledsoe

Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to the Implementation of Natural Infrastructure for Shoreline Modification
Daniel Coleman, Craig Landry, Brock Woodson

Hydrodynamic Modeling to Support Nature-based Solutions in the Coastal Zone
Matthew Bilskie, Aditya Gupta, Brock Woodson